The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-03
). H. HoBsoN
ANOTHER ARREST.
A Bird That was Hard to Trap
Run in at Last.

The readers of The HERALD will re-
member that some time since we pub
lished an account of an exploit which
the deputies had in trying to arrest one
Allan Hunsaker, in which some boys,
guns and considerable bad talk figured
conspicuously. We are informed that
the deputies have paid about fifteen
visits to Mr.. Hunsaker's place, but
their efforts to arrest him were always
abortiVe until Tuesday their labors
were crowned with success.
Mr.. Hunsaker's place, rancho, /
situated about five miles from Bear
River City. and lies on each side of the
Malad Creek, a deep, crooked and
dangerous little stream. The deputies,
some four in number, arrived at the
rancho about 10 o'clock on Tuesday
morning, having spent the night Mon
day, lin COrinne. One of tn
deputies, McLennan, had secured
horse in Corlnne, and upon
nearing The ranch the party separated,
those in the carriage approaching the
house from he east land McLennan On
horseback, riding up from the ives {.
The dogs gave warning of the approach,
and Mr.. H., upon going out to learn the
cause or alarm, spied the horseman
on the west, and on looking in the op.
posite direction saw carriage az
preaching. Not caring to interview the
strangers, he mounted horse that he
lad kept saddled for a couple of days
past, aud started to leave the ranch in
considerable haste. Not knowing who
the solitary horseman was, he started
out almost directly IN his direction, but
as he drew near the command halt"
was given and followed by rifle shot,
Still the fleeing man did not stop, and
another command to stop and another
shot from rifle in the hands of Nc
Lehman, and the fleeing fugitive was
gone. The Omnipresent wire fence,
however, stood as an obstacle in the
way, and MCLennan Spurred toward the
only opening in the field thus
shutting off all avenue of egress.
In the meantime, however, Mr.. H.
had continued his flight, and finally
found himself hemmed in by the depu-
ties on two sides and the st ep banks of
the creek and wire fence on the re-
manning ones. Still unwilling to give
up, he saw a bare chance of escape and
at once embraced it by jumping from
his horse and wading the stream, the
water OF which was freezing cold and
deep enough to strike a man about the
breast. Leaving the horse on the bank
he plunged in and Waded across to the
other side and hid IN the rank canes
that skirted the banks. To leave this
place of hiding land attempt to escape
was utterly impossible, and to lie quiet
seemed very much like death from
cold; but the latter of the two horns of
the dilemma was grappled, and for
three long hours he lay concealed from
view. AT last, however, the deputies,
accompanied by Mr.. Hunsaker's oldest
son, appeared On the scene, and as
there was no other chance the
elder Hunsaker graciously gave
himself up, and after gong back
% the house to get a change OF
accompaD lied them to Ogden.
rhe officers first took their prisoner to |
,he CITY Hall, but as they could not gel
/ receipt for his safe keeping, they |
ook him to Sheriff Belknap, who locked |
llm up in the County Jail until yes
,erday afternoon. Mr.. Hunsaker was |
)Sten>Ibly arrested on charge of grand |
arCeny, in having stolen some sneep; |
)ut he claims that he can easily ex- |
1lain the sheep transaction by written |
10 umeAts lie has in h possession. To |
| reporter who visited him lii the |
jounty Jail. mir. Hunsaker related his |
adventures with good-natured smile, |
aging that he did rather object at the
lime to being made target for, McLen-
Ian's bullets, but since the thing was |
III oyer with, he was glad he had not
'eturned the fire, as he might have |
lone had he had his gun with him.
He did not seem to be any the worse
or the wetting be received, and joked |
rood naturally with Deputy Cudihee,
y6o came to the Jail to take him
before the Commissioner. He is
short but powerfully built
nan, and the wrestler banteIed him for
round. He replied that he was not
much at that kind of work but had |
.ome brothers that would give the
ieputy as much as he wanted.
Later Mr.. Hunsaker was taken be-
ore the commissioner and plead to
hree. indictments charging unlawful
1t seems that the warrant of arrest
vas not read at the time he was tar en-
no custody and Mr.. H consequently |
Id not know what he was charged !
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